To change the future

Thesis and a Hippogriff

Jason Potter had never felt such annoyance in the debate room until this very second "Considering this is your thirty-seventh time today you've submitted your fucking application, we have agreed to put you on the reserve team. But only as a dead last pick." Jack Atkins, the fifth-year prefect and co-leader of the blue team said, sending a dirty look at the fourth-year standing before the other ten members of the blue team, Jason among them.

"Oh god, It's about this." Jason moans into his hands

"Oh, is this because of my thesis?" Sean O'Brian asks hesitantly.

"Sean, you know we don't give a reason for-" Chloe Baker began but was immediately cut off.

"Is this because of your thesis? Damn fucking right. We had to sit here for six fucking hours while you made your defense about it." Sophie Roper spoke up.

"Six hours? I don't think I want to be in Ravenclaw anymore." Harry mutters

"That was because we went down an interesting side route." Sean defended himself.

"An interesting side route? Motherfucker I haven't been able to get a wink of sleep the last three days because every time I drift off you appear and start talking about your fucking thesis. I even had Madam Pomfrey give my a vial of sleepless draught and even then, you still showed up, and that shouldn't even be possible." Jason couldn't help but snap.

"It was awful." Jason shudders, he still had nightmares where Sean talked about that Thesis

"The only fucking reason a second seat is available is because Holly Campton cursed herself halfway through and is now in a coma in St. Mungo's and no one has figured out how to wake her up." Jack snapped.

"I'm sorry what?" Toni asks

"Eh don't worry about it. There's usually a student or two who gets cursed during a debate. It's honestly tradition at this point. Hell I was cursed seventeen times." Flitwick says

"We don't know she did that because of my thesis." Sean said.

"Sean, she literally stood up and screamed 'I can't take this anymore! This thesis is the worse thing I've ever had to sit through! I welcome the sweet bliss of unconsciousness for that sole reason alone.' And then she cursed herself." Anthony spoke up.

"I'm scared to ask what that thesis was about." Rhodey mutters

"You don't want to know."

"I don't understand what's so bad about my thesis, especially that part about-" Sean began but was quickly interrupted by the team members yelling at him.

"Just go find Charlotte and tell her you are part of the reserves." Chloe sighed, pinching her nose. Sean quickly fled the room before the red head turned to the other ten members "Anyone else have anything to say?" she demanded. No one said anything.

"Good, now everyone get the fuck out, I don't want to be anywhere near this room until the next tryouts." Jack said, sweeping out of the room before anyone could stop him.

Everyone quickly followed his example, Jason swinging his book bag over his shoulder as he headed down the stairs and out of the common room, barely noticing when Astoria and another blonde haired girl following after them "The Nargles around your head are angry. They're constantly fighting the Wrackspurts." the girl says, startling Jason "Uh, is that bad?" he asks slowly, the blonde girl seeming to perk up "Oh yes quite bad, they're usually quite good friends. Excuse me, I don't want to be around when they decide to scramble your brain and cause you to go insane." and then she skipped away, happily humming to herself as Jason and Astoria stare after her in disbelief "Should I be worried?" Jason asks, only for the younger Ravenclaw to shrug her shoulders at him.